Luxembourg - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Luxembourg was 49.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.41 in 1985, while its lowest value was 49.43 in 2020.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 50.61
1961 50.70
1962 50.74
1963 50.75
1964 50.77
1965 50.79
1966 50.84
1967 50.89
1968 50.94
1969 50.98
1970 51.00
1971 50.99
1972 50.96
1973 50.92
1974 50.90
1975 50.90
1976 50.93
1977 50.98
1978 51.05
1979 51.12
1980 51.19
1981 51.26
1982 51.32
1983 51.38
1984 51.41
1985 51.41
1986 51.37
1987 51.31
1988 51.22
1989 51.14
1990 51.07
1991 51.02
1992 50.98
1993 50.96
1994 50.93
1995 50.90
1996 50.87
1997 50.84
1998 50.80
1999 50.77
2000 50.75
2001 50.73
2002 50.72
2003 50.71
2004 50.69
2005 50.65
2006 50.61
2007 50.55
2008 50.49
2009 50.41
2010 50.32
2011 50.23
2012 50.13
2013 50.02
2014 49.91
2015 49.81
2016 49.71
2017 49.62
2018 49.54
2019 49.47
2020 49.43

Development Relevance: Females comprise almost one-half of the world population. Female population relative to male population is a primary demographic indicator, reflecting historical events such as wars and the socio-demographic and ethno-cultural characteristics of the population.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Population structure by age and sex in the World Bank's estimates is based on the population structure by age and sex in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population